Thank you for your interest in 3M Safety Training’s Certified
Instructor Programs and potentially becoming a Certified
Instructor delivering our industry leading fall safety
education.
We develop and offer Certified Instructor Programs for our many
of our end-user courses.
Our goal is to provide you with a turnkey training solution that
aligns to your needs as a trainer.
Whether you require a specific training solution (i.e. Chief
Prevention Office in Ontario or WorkSafe Manitoba accredited
programs, or EM385 Competent Person) or our robust Comprehensive
or Competent Person program, we look forward to welcoming you
into our Instructor Community.
We continue to be responsible for delivering top quality
training, focused on the concepts and principles of fall
protection. Our programs are focused on providing the depth and
breadth of fall protection knowledge to workers so they can work
safely at height in their work environment.
By choosing 3M Safety Training, you are choosing more than a
training provider, you are choosing a training partner. We are
committed to safety at heights, and are also committed to your
success as a Certified Instructor and to the training of your
students. Once the instructor’s course ends, the support begins.
Some of what is available includes:
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Prepackaged student material kits
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Required program updates at no additional cost for current
instructors (updates can include; regulatory, equipment
standards, statistical data, etc.)
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Ongoing technical fall protection resource and information
support
- Online training resources
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Access to online records management
The duration Certified Instructor Program is normally 4 or 5
days. The first day or two is going through the respective
foundational content with the purpose to ensure a baseline of
subject matter knowledge and to experience our course delivery
as it is designed. The following two or three days are focused
on learning how to setup for and deliver the program, knowledge
development, and the assessment of participants as Certified
Instructors.
Anyone can attend the Certified Instructor Program. This is an
intensive program and moves at a fast pace with a focus to
prepare participants to deliver the material. Each participant
must have prior knowledge and experience with working at heights
and general occupational health and safety.
The program covers technical aspects of fall protection, summary
instructional techniques, and the delivery of the established
standards and technical content of the respective course.
Participants should expect some home studies during the course
in the evenings to ensure they can meet the minimum standard
during the assessment phase of the course.
For select programs, we do use an application process. This
allows us to ensure that you have the necessary minimum
requirements prior to attending the course. We may guide you to
obtain an initial certification and develop your knowledge and
skills in teaching some of the base level courses, before
upgrading to the longer more technical courses. This is based
upon our assessment and knowledge of what it takes to deliver
some of these training programs.
At the time of registration, we require that you sign a training
agreement. The agreement is designed to ensure that potential
instructors understand the following:
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3M Safety Training retains the ownership and copyright of all
materials. No material can be copied, duplicated or material
used in any manner without prior written consent.
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The Certified Instructor will adhere to the delivery of the
courses as prescribed
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The Certified Instructor will purchase and provide a uniquely
serialized Student Activation to each participant in the
course.
Certified Instructors must provide the minimum equipment as
outlined in each program. To assist with this requirement, upon
enrollment or after completing the Certified Instructor program,
you may purchase the equipment kit from your preferred
distributor, referencing a kit list that we’ve compiled.
Your initial registration fee may include an initial supply of
Student Activations. The Student Activation manuals include a
unique serial number corresponding to a record in our database,
a student workbook, a temporary certificate, and the student
record booklet (training record, theory test, evaluation form).
Additional Activations are purchased via 3M Safety Training’s
office or through our online Instructor portal (SafetyNet).
Each Instructor will need to have access to a computer (laptop)
and projector to run the electronic presentation. It is highly
recommended that you bring your laptop to the Instructor Program
to assist you with preparing for your course delivery.
You may instruct the program for which you are certified and to
the jurisdiction for where you are endorsed. It is up to you and
the company you work for to determine who you might train. For
example, you could instruct workers, subcontractors or clients
of the company for whom you work.
To learn more about our courses and to register, visit or
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Our training programs are not meant to address specific
equipment or work situations, but rather are designed around the
concepts and principles of fall protection. This provides end
users and Instructors with the most flexible training solution.
Our programs allow you to equip the worker with the power to
make safe and informed decisions on fall protection, suitable
for the fall hazard scenario they are faced with in the work
place.
We feature 3M DBI Sala and Protecta products but regardless of
the equipment brand an end-user may have or the at-height work
situation they encounter, students will be able to apply the
learning from our programs to correctly and safely implement
their fall safety systems. Instructors will have opportunities
within the program to present site specific content (equipment,
policies, situations) to the students if warranted as part of
the structured curriculum.
Our Certified Instructor Programs are built for our turnkey
training solutions. Each Certified Instructor Program is meant
to qualify individuals to teach the corresponding end-user
program. All 3M Safety Training programs are designed to a
specific established standard and as a Certified Instructor; you
are expected to deliver the program as designed.
The Certified Instructor programs are not intended to certify
participants to deliver fall protection or rescue programs
designed by others. As well, our Certified Instructors programs
do not directly qualify participants to design their own
programs.
Each Certification is valid for two (2) or three (3) years from
the date of completion. You will need to ensure that you meet
the specific ongoing requirements for the particular program(s)
for which you are certified. These can include:
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Minimum number of courses delivered per year
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Ensuring a First Aid certified individual available where
training is taking place
- General Liability Insurance
3M Safety Training currently offers Instructor Certification for
a number of programs. Some of them are identified below:
